Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 557 547: Li Guo's Thoughts (Part 4)

"Knock, knock, knock" came a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Old Xu asked subconsciously.

"It's me, Zhao Yunhai!"

"Old Zhao!" Slightly surprised, Xu Renjie quickly closed the documents on the table. "I'm coming, I'm coming."

Opening the door and letting in Old Zhao, Xu Renjie blurted out, "What's happened?"

One must know that Zhao Yunhai rarely came to Xu Renjie's room on his own accord, so seeing him here now, Old Xu's first reaction was that something must have happened.

In response, Old Zhao waved his right hand and repeatedly said, "No problem! No problem! By the way, I heard from Xiao Zhang this morning that you have a skin infection. How is it? Is it serious?"

Upon hearing this, the worry in Xu Renjie's heart eased, "It's not a big deal, probably because I applied too much ointment yesterday, now it's just itchy, a little rest and it'll be fine."

"Hmm~ don't take this matter too lightly either, use the medicine on time if you need to, haha, I'll keep an eye on this problem for you." After finishing the previous topic, Old Zhao's tone shifted and his face became slightly solemn, "Also, there's another matter."

"What matter?"

"It's about Xiao Tang's psychological state."

As the words Xiao Tang were spoken, the atmosphere in the bedroom became suddenly heavy.

"Go on."

"I don't know if you've noticed, ever since we discussed the murder case involving his hometown and the Black Ghost last night, Xiao Tang has been listless. I feel this can't continue! Do you think we should go to the JZ County shelter and help him find his family?"

Old Xu nodded thoughtfully, "This issue... to be honest with you Old Zhao, I've been bothered by it too. Originally, after coming back from Liu Fugui's place, I planned to take Xiao Tang to JZ County, but given Xiao Tang's mental state at the time, you also know, I was really afraid... sigh!"

With a light sigh, Old Xu showed a trace of helplessness, "Going there isn't really a big deal, the problem is, once we reach the Earth Realm, if his parents are there, that's fine, but if they're not... I'm worried Xiao Tang will overthink and it'll hit him even harder!"

Xu Renjie's concerns were not unfounded, after all, a person's thoughts can be influenced by negative emotions, especially after experiencing the burning of his hometown and the killings elsewhere, his subconscious has already accumulated too much negativity, so if the visit to his relatives yields nothing, it could very well be devastating for Tang Xiaoquan.

"Sigh~" The older Zhao also found himself in a dilemma. Originally, he intended to persuade Old Xu to take action, but after hearing the other's explanation, he had some doubts. "So, Old Xu, what do you think we should do? We have to come up with a way, we can't just let Xiao Tang sink like this!"

"Yes! We all indeed want to help pull Xiao Tang back!" With that, Xu Renjie stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes slowly rotating, after a while, he suddenly lifted his head, "Long pain better than short pain, Old Zhao, my personal opinion is, we should take a trip to the sports center, because this matter needs to be dealt with sooner or later, so it's better to do it early rather than late, and the chances of success are higher if we address it early. Besides, it's already winter, who knows when it will rain or snow, if we're really snowed in, then by that time we won't be able to go out even if we want to."

Zhao Yunhai had no objections to Old Xu's analysis, he had also carefully considered it just now, the matter of the parents' whereabouts cannot be avoided by Tang Xiaoquan choosing to go or not to go.

So indeed as Xu Renjie said, rather than dragging on endlessly, it's better to go straight to the location and find out the truth.

No matter the result, at least he'll have an answer in his heart.

Thinking this, Old Zhao firmly agreed, "Alright, we'll set this matter first, but ultimately, whether we go or not, I think it's necessary to seek Xiao Tang's opinion. What do you think?"

"Okay! I have no objection, let's go now!"

Being decisive has always been Xu Renjie's style, he dislikes dawdling, and dislikes talking big and nonsense even more, so he immediately led Zhao Yunhai straight to Tang Xiaoquan's room.

The simultaneous appearance of the two of them somewhat surprised Tang Xiaoquan, and after they stated their intention, it caused him to fall into contemplation.

Tang Xiaoquan had indeed considered countless times whether to go to the JZ County sports center, but he was never able to make up his mind.

However, today, he knew he had to make a decision on this issue.

Neither Xu nor Zhao put any pressure on Tang Xiaoquan, they just sat quietly, waiting for the young man's final answer.

About 15 minutes later, after pacing back and forth no less than a hundred steps, Tang Xiaoquan suddenly stopped and then turned his face, solemnly giving a definitive response to Xu Renjie and Zhao Yunhai, who had been waiting for a long time, "Alright, Old Zhao, Old Xu, I'll go with you!"

Feeling relieved, Old Zhao had truly worried that the young man would reject this proposal.

While Old Xu, being practical, provided a specific plan, "Alright then, when Li Guo and the others come back, I'll see if they have any additional needs, if not, we'll set off tomorrow!"

Almost as if he heard Old Xu's call, no sooner had he finished speaking than the roar of an engine sounded outside the villa.

"Hey, Old Yue, what's going on outside? Is it Li Guo and them back? Over."

"Yes, Old Xu, it's our people!"

Hearing this, Old Xu felt reassured and quickly headed out of the room.

By the time he reached the courtyard, Old Lin had already parked the truck in place.

"How did it go, Old Lin, did the mission go smoothly?"

"Smoothly, thanks to you dealing with the beasts last time, we didn't have much trouble this time!"

"And the solar panels? Did you get them?" Zhao Yunhai, following closely behind, asked. Undoubtedly, this issue was also of considerable concern to the remaining survivors.

With a slight smile, Lin Junfu signaled Li Guo to open the truck's compartment.

The latter complied, and as the compartment opened, a stack of neatly arranged solar panels appeared before everyone's eyes.

"In this operation, we removed 12 solar panels, each capable of supplying 75 watts of power, totaling nearly a kilowatt. If successful installation is achieved, our power supply problem will be completely resolved, haha!" Li Guo excitedly introduced to the group of survivors, and the professionalism he displayed on this trip also earned the recognition of Lin Junfu and the soldiers.

After lifting the solar panels into the villa's garage together, Old Xu immediately gathered everyone to hold a meeting.

The meeting's agenda focused on two main points:

Firstly, the personnel and process arrangement for the upcoming solar charging equipment construction.

Secondly, informing about Tang Xiaoquan's family search.

The discussion proceeded very smoothly, and before long, both agenda items had been finalized and implemented.

Consequently, the survivors entered a new round of preparation and busyness. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to recommend this book at Qidian (qidian.com) with votes, monthly tickets, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)

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